Electronic resources mainly consist of contents that are stored and displayed digitally and accessed via electronic devices.

The KFUPM Library is spending a major part of its materials budget on acquiring scholarly contents in electronic format in support of the university's academic and research programs. Electronic Resources at KFUPM Library mostly consists of the following:

 

Online Databases:

 

The KFUPM Library currently subscribes to assorted collection of 46 online databases. Some of these databases are full-text while others are bibliographic with abstracts. Some of the major full-text databases are; ABI Inform Global, Academic Search Premier, Digital Dissertations, IEEE Xplore, American Chemical Society Package,Emerald Fulltext Plus, Royal Society of Chemistry Package, etc. Through these databases users can access full-text of more than 15,000 journals.

 

E-Books:

 

In addition to access to individual e-books, the Library is subscribing to seven e-books databases like; ebrary, Safari Techbooks Online, Credo Reference, etc. Library patrons can access more than 40,000 e-books through these databases.

 

E-Journals:

 

In addition to online databases, the users can access more than 700 individual e-journals.

 

E-Encyclopedias:

 

The Library also provides access to eight online encyclopedias, including Britannica and Encyclopedia of Knowledge Management.

 

Access to E-Resources

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